Vacancies
UNICEF: Communications for Development Specialist, Uganda (deadline 2 March 2012)
UNICEF: Volunteer Assignment - Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Program (deadline 29 Feb 2012)
UN Foundation Measles Initiative External Relations Officer
Rotary International: PR specialist in Rotary's Europe/Africa office
Applicants may search for vacancies related to polio eradication at the employment sites of the following spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, using the keyword "polio" in their search.
UNICEF
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
Summer Internship 2012
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (World Health Organization) will begin accepting applications for summer internships in January. Internships may be in external relations - for undergraduate or graduate students or in research and monitoring - for graduate students only.
Interested applicants should e-mail their resume and a cover letter, describing relevant experience and expertise to polioresearch<AT>who.int using the following subject line: "Summer internship 2012".
Description of Organization
The goal of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is to ensure that no child anywhere is paralyzed by polio. Spearheaded by national governments, the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF, the GPEI is the single-largest, internationally-coordinated public health project. Since 1988, more than two billion children around the world have been immunized against polio thanks to the unprecedented cooperation of more than 200 countries and 20 million volunteers, backed by an international investment of US$ 9 billion. Polio has been reduced by 99%. With new political commitments, area-specific strategies and an expanded research agenda, the next two years provide the best opportunity to stop poliovirus transmission.
Role of an intern
Internships will be at WHO's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The intern will be supervised by and work closely with polio team members.
An intern will be in charge of the specific project, performing qualitative and quantitative analysis and summarizing findings and develop recommendations on assigned topics.
Eligibility for WHO Internship
- Interns must be minimum 20 years of age and be enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral program as of summer 2011, leading to a formal qualification.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Persons related to a WHO staff member are not eligible for internships.
Selection process
- Selected candidates will be contacted for further interview and assignments
- Due to a large number of applications, we will contact only for those selected for interviews.
Terms of the internship
-The normal duration of an internship is a minimum of four weeks and a maximum of three months.
-The Organization or the intern may end the internship before its completion, normally with one week's notice.
-An intern may participate only once in the WHO internship program.
-An intern cannot be remunerated by WHO. They are responsible for all costs, including the costs of and arrangements for return travel to the office of assignment, visas and accommodation, as well as related living expenses.
For further information ,please also see WHO intern website.